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The Cisco Mafia
219 people came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies.
Gil ZimmermannCloud Security BusinessFounded CloudLockTsahy ShapsaHead of BD, Cisco Cloud SecurityFounded CloudLockDora PalfiUX Design InternFounded imagi EducationDerek MakSENIOR DIRECTOR, WORLDWIDE ENTERPRISE SERVICES MARKETING & OPERATIONS LEAD, ENTERPRISE SERVICES BOARFounded 99BridgesRoman StormQuality Assurance EngineerFounded PeppersecOleg PetrovSenior Software EngineerFounded AlefChristian DumontetSoftware EngineerFounded RealOpenVishal ShuklaSoftware EngineerFounded Aviz NetworksJenn McCarronSenior Technology Program ManagerFounded ContractsMayank LalwaniSoftware EngineerFounded FlentIgal BaynPhotonic Device EngineerFounded QuantumJenne MooreBusiness IntelligenceFounded SourseWouter KloostermanSummer Sales InternFounded AuthicAbhishek SinghSenior Technical LeaderFounded Inception CyberGadi VardiAssociate Sales Representative @ Cisco SystemsFounded SpearSid ChakravarthySoftware Engineer IIFounded StaTwigAnil RaoIT EngineerFounded VendiHuseni SaboowalaSenior Technical LeaderFounded Daxa AISridhar RamaswamyPrincipal Software EngineerFounded Daxa AISatvik JagannathSoftware EngineerFounded VitraKanwaljeet SinglaSoftware EngineerFounded KenytMorten HillbomSoftware EngineerFounded CelsiaArgun KilicSr. Product ManagerFounded ArealMike CruseEngineering Technical LeadFounded Definium TechnologiesRajiv RamaswamiVP/GM, Cloud Services and Switching Technology GroupFounded NutanixMark McKenzieManaging Director Project Lightning (newScale M&A, Global Cloud Solution Enablement)Founded Kivuto SolutionsVijay PonukumatiTechnical Leader, Service Provider Routing TechnologyFounded Graph AI
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Cisco mafia?
- The Cisco mafia is the network of 219 people who came through Cisco and went on to found or lead other companies, including CloudLock, imagi Education, 99Bridges, Peppersec, Alef.
- Who is in the Cisco mafia?
- Notable members include Gil Zimmermann (CloudLock), Tsahy Shapsa (CloudLock), Dora Palfi (imagi Education), Derek Mak (99Bridges), Roman Storm (Peppersec), Oleg Petrov (Alef), Christian Dumontet (RealOpen), Vishal Shukla (Aviz Networks), among 219 tracked members.
- What companies did Cisco alumni found?
- Companies founded by Cisco alumni include CloudLock, imagi Education, 99Bridges, Peppersec, Alef, RealOpen, Aviz Networks, Contracts, Flent, Quantum.